3. Project Schedule Management Flashcards
Project Schedule Management
Project schedule management involves the listing of the tasks, deliverables, duration, stakeholder assigned, start and end date of the tasks within the project. Time management completely depends on the proper schedule management.
Project Schedule Management Processes (6)
- Plan Schedule Management;
- Define Activities;
- Sequence Activities;
- Estimate Activity Durations;
- Develop Schedule;
- Control Schedule.
- Plan Schedule Management
Schedule Management Plan process that ensures the project activities are completed on time. The document is created with project activities based on WBS and time is allocated to complete the project work activity. It is the process where a PM determines and documents the procedures, policies, for how planning, executing, managing, and controlling the scheduled activity will happen to control the project schedule
- Define Activities
The list of all the project activities to be conducted during the project execution is documented in this process. The exact actions to be taken to achieve the project objective is the main output of this process. In this process, the input, tools and techniques and output is clearly defined.
- Sequence Activities
The process of identifying the priorities of the project activities and documenting the same. The sequence of all the project activities are documented in this process. It is one of the most important processes of project management to keep the project flow smooth.
- Estimating Activity Duration Process
Estimating the activity durations refers to document the time allotted to each project activity. This process helps to set the whole project timeline according to the sequence of project activities.
- Develop Schedule Process
The process of combining all the components of schedule management to project timeline is scheduling process. The document is created by analyzing the sequence of project activities and the estimated duration.
- Control Schedule Process
The process of monitoring and managing the time taken to complete the project activity during execution. The document is created to update the status of the project. The main objective of this process is to ensure that the project activities are executed within the allotted time to maintain the project management plan.